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1. Fairchilds early Nectarine. This is one of the earliest Nectarines we have; it is a small round 
fruit, about the size of the Nutmeg Peach, of a beautiful red colour, and well flavoured; it ripens 
the end of July, or beginning of August. 
2. Elruge Nectarine: it is a middle-sized fruit, of a dark-red or purple colour next the sun, but 
of a pale yellow or greenish colour towards the wall; it parts from the stone, and has a soft melting 
juice: this ripens the beginning or middle of August. 
3. Newington Nectarine: it is a fair large fruit, (when planted on a good soil) of a beautiful red 
colour next the sun, but of a bright yellow towards the wall; it has an excellent rich juice; the pulp 
adheres closely to the stone, where it is of a deep red colour: this ripens the latter end of August, 
or beginning of September, and is the best flavoured of all the sorts, or perhaps of any known fruit 
in the world. 
4. Scarlet Nectarine is somewhat less than the last, of a fine red or scarlet colour next the 
sun, but loses itself in paler red towards the wall: this ripens the end of August, or beginning of 
September. 
5. Brugnon or Italian Nectarine , is a fair large fruit, of a deep red colour next the sun, but of a 
soft yellow towards the wall; the pulp is firm, of a rich flavour, and closely adheres to the stone, 
where it is very red; this ripens the end of August, or beginning of September. 
6. Roman Red Nectarine , is a large fair fruit, of a deep red or purple colour towards the sun, 
but has a yellowish cast next the wall; the flesh is firm, of an excellent flavour, closely adhering to 
the stone, where it is very red: this ripens in September. 
7. Murry Nectarine is a middle sized fruit, of a dirty red colour on the side next the sun, but of 
yellowish green towards the wall, the pulp is tolerably well flavoured: this ripens the beginning of 
September. 
8. Golden Nectarine is a fair handsome fruit, of a soft red colour next the sun, but of a bright 
yellow next the wall; the pulp is very yellow, of a rich flavour, and closely adheres to the stone, 
where it is of a faint red colour: this ripens the middle of September. 
9. Temples Nectarine is a middle-sized fruit, of a soft red colour next the sun, of a yellowish 
green toward the wall: the pulp is melting, of a white colour towards the stone, from which it parts, 
and has a fine poignant flavour: this ripens the end of September. 
10. Peterborough , or late green Nectarine , is a middle sized fruit, of a pale green colour on the 
outside next the sun, but of a whitish green towards the wall; the flesh is firm; and, in a good 
season, tolerably well flavoured; this ripens the middle of October. 
The best of these are the first, second, third, sixth and ninth; particularly the Newington and 
Roman. Some of the old Nectarines, not mentioned by Mr. Miller, are still in cultivation; as the 
White (n. 6.) which is ripe in August aud September; theTawney (n. 8) which ripens in September, 
is a middle-sized fruit, and adheres to the stone; (see p.451.) and some others. 
There are some persons who pretend to have more varieties than are here enumerated, but I 
much doubt whether they are different, there being so near a resemblance between the fruits of this 
kind, that it requires a very close attention to distinguish them well, especially if the trees grow in 
different soils and aspects, which many times alter the same fruit so much, as hardly to be distin¬ 
guished by persons who are very conversant with them. 
That the Peach and Nectarine are but varieties of the same plant, I have seen a Peach-tree 
occasionally produce a Nectarine, and in a very few instances a monstrous production, half a Peach, 
and half a Nectarine. 
CULTURE. 
The Almond is raised by seed, in order to which having procured some well ripened Almonds, 
